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| fixedformat |
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Abbreviation: „|\fixf„%
Parameters: „|none„%
„|Description:„%
TEXT1 offers two multiple column formats that have different text handling
capabilities. The normal (default) style is called "flexibleformat". This
is described with \twocolumns and \threecolumns markup. There is an
optional style you can use called "fixedformat." The flexible format can be
changed to the fixed format by inserting the markup \fixedformat before the
first two or three column markup appears.
The Fixed format makes each column act as if it were a single page.
Inserts and footnotes will appear in each column just as they would in the
single column format. Only the running head and running foot will print
across the full width of the page.
„|Notes:„%
Since each column is handled like a normal single column page, the columns
may not be balanced. A short right hand column will remain short when
formatting is completed.
The Fixed format cannot be used to format combinations of single,
double, and triple columns on the same page. The two column and three
column markup can be used in conjunction with one another, but not on the
same page. If both format markup appear on the same page, TEXT1 will fill
the bottom of the current column on the current page with white space and
change to the new format on the following page.
Once the fixed format has been specified, it will remain in force for
the remainder of the document. The Fixed format cannot be changed to the
Flexible format again within the same document.